eFGF regulates Xbra expression during Xenopus gastrulation.

doi:10.1002/j.1460-2075.1994.tb06769.x

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eFGF regulates Xbra expression during Xenopus gastrulation.

The EMBO journal - 3 Oct 1994

Isaacs H V, Pownall M E, Slack J M

Abstract excerpt

We show that, in addition to a role in mesoderm induction during blastula stages, FGF signalling plays an important role in maintaining the properties of the mesoderm in the gastrula of Xenopus laevis. eFGF is a maternally expressed secreted Xenopus FGF with potent mesoderm-inducing activity. How...

Topics

Animals
Blastocyst
Culture Techniques
Fibroblast Growth Factors
Gastrula
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Mesoderm
Phenotype
Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor
Transcription Factors
Xenopus Proteins
Xenopus laevis

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